CENTER STACK

• US 20100264683A1
• Filed: 12/14/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: ARO, Lasse
• Application Number:
  US12/637,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20100264683A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/37.120
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/06 mounted on or below dashboards

Abstract

A center stack is provided for a vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a housing and a panel that includes, but is not limited to operating elements, preferably for an audio system and/or an air conditioning system. The panel is movable to a closed position and to an opened position and the housing comprises a glove box with an opening to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The opening of the glove box is completely covered by the panel in the closed position of the panel and the opening of the glove box is accessible from the passenger compartment in the opened position of the panel. With the inventive center stack it is possible to provide a center stack for a vehicle which is very functional and increase the safety of a c-driver in case of a crash.

Claims

1. A center stack for a vehicle, comprising:

a housing comprising a glove box with an opening to a passenger compartment of the vehicle; and

a panel comprising operating elements and movable to a closed position and to an opened position, wherein the opening of the glove box is substantially covered by the paneling the closed position and the opening of the glove box is accessible from the passenger compartment in the opened.

2. The center stack according to claim 1, wherein, the glove box provides a margin adjoined to the housing and the margin of the glove box is flush with a second margin of the panel in the closed position of the panel.

3. The center stack according to claim 1, wherein the panel is mounted to the housing by at least two movable arm elements and the panel performs a linear movement relative to a surface of the center stack adjoined to the passenger compartment by movement of the panel in the closed position and in the opened position.

4. The center stack according to claim 3, wherein the first movable arm element of the at least two movable arm elements is mounted to the housing by a first joint element and a second movable arm element of the at least two movable arm elements is mounted to the panel by a second joint element.

5. A passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

a dashboard adapted to receive electrical boxes;

a housing comprising a glove box suitable for positioning in the dashboard, the glove box having an opening to the passenger compartment of the vehicle; and

a panel comprising operating elements and movable to a closed position and to an opened position, wherein the opening of the glove box is substantially covered by the panel in the closed position and the opening of the glove box is accessible from the passenger compartment in the opened.

6. The passenger compartment according to claim 5, wherein, the glove box provides a margin adjoined to the housing and the margin of the glove box is flush with a second margin of the panel in the closed position of the panel.

7. The passenger compartment according to claim 5, wherein the panel is mounted to the housing by at least two movable arm elements and the panel performs a linear movement relative to a surface of a center stack adjoined to the passenger compartment by movement of the panel in the closed position and in the opened position.

8. The passenger compartment of claim 7, wherein a first movable arm element of the at least two movable arm elements is mounted to the housing by a first joint element and a second movable arm element of the at least two movable arm elements is mounted to the panel by a second joint element.